I converted my wife to Ubuntu after the 8th virus in 3 months.
I did buy Crossover Pro for Photoshop, but that's about it.
She loves how much faster her laptop is.
She games on Facebook, uses Evolution for email, and OpenOffice for writing, etc.
She's got Hulu Desktop installed, and will dock her laptop to our home theater system and watch TV that way.
The number of "Hey hon, can you look at this?" type things have gone down incredibly. She's been on Ubuntu for about 18 months now, and can't fathom going back.
So, I don't think that your point of, "Granny just stopped asking for help" is really valid. People are people, if you mess up their PC, you'll hear about it at every family gathering.
Assault is assault.
Law Enforcement agents have the right to use force on you only to defend themselves.They can't just randomly assault you. They can restrain you, certainly, but that is a different story.
They can't just beat on you without consequence, at least not legally
Thank you!
There is nothing wrong with the act of storing a bunch of cash in whatever way you see fit.
Also, last I checked, that whole, "Innocent until proven guilty" thing was still around.
Their homework required the use of the school issued computer. Assignments were not accepted if they were not done on the school issued PC.
So, in short, if they wanted to actually get a good grade in the class, then yes, they had to take the laptop home.
In theory, the student could 'not accept' the laptop, and check one out in the library, working exclusively in the library until it closed, and then checking it back in. Considering the reduced hours that the library was open, I don't see how that was feasible option.
Oh, and the parents had to pay a fee to have the "privilege" of having their kids spied on.
Technically speaking it hasn't been dismissed by the courts.
It's been dismissed before it even makes it to the courts. That's what bothers me the most about this.
It's not fraud or breach of contract.
There was no contract saying, "We're going to use the webcam to monitor your children."
The contract said that the webcam may be activated to locate lost or stolen laptops.
The issue that brought this to light was a vice principle hauling a kid into the office for "doing drugs in his room"
Those "drugs" turned out to be candy.
Heard of "Unreasonable Search and Seizure?"
I will give you that it can be prosecuted as a civil matter, but it is most certainly a criminal matter as well.
Additionally, of those thousands of images how many of them contained inappropriate images?
I know that if I caught someone taking pictures of my kids, I'd be all over any DA that DIDN'T press charges. Yes I know this is federal not state/county/etc. Same principle applies.
I could not agree more. Lying about it when you were questioned, "Why is the webcam light going active?" means that you've also attempted to cover it up. I would argue that there was criminal intent.
I can tell you from experience that nothing makes your fancy "stabili-track, AWD, 4x4, anti-lock, whatever" vehicle technology more useless than black ice on an inclining slope with an outward banking turn.
This.
The real problem is that most drivers are not required to take classes that teach them how to deal with these circumstances, and continuing education to stay current with the training. Additionally, as cars age, their ability to deal with those circumstances goes down as well.
The problem isn't predicting the "Known" conditions and having solution, it's the unknown conditions that will get you. Only a properly trained and skilled driver will be able to deal with those problems. Sorry, but I trust my own ability to handle my vehicle a heck of a lot more than I trust a computer. I would not buy one of these vehicles.
I leave the hard drive out of my laptop, boot off of read-only media. I write back to flash drives for data that needs saving.
I leave my phone in airplane mode.
Never had a problem, but have been called "paranoid";)
Agreed. They're actually really simple to work around.
If you follow the service guide available at most decent auto parts stores, you can swap your own air bag module no problem.
I've had to do it before. So not a big deal.
As an aside, I'd be interested in seeing that clip if you've got one available.
Odd. Got a G1, Cliq, and Droid, and never seen the problem.
Mind sending me the build info? The G1 & Droid are running Cyanogen images, but the Cliq is stock.
Way to post AC there, friend.
Android is open source, but I suspect it's not an Android problem, or trust me, HTC would be making it Google's problem.
There are other HTC phones out there running stock Android systems, as well as customized versions without problems.
I suspect it's more a driver or firmware issue, and as soon as I can get my hands on an Eris that exhibits the bug, I'll start digging into it.
As an aside, the "iPhone" vs "Android" crap that's going on is funny to me. They're both decent phones, hardware wise. They both have a *nix back ground to them, and are reasonably powerful devices. From there, it gets to be choice. I choose Android powered devices simply because I like them, and I appreciate having a choice about where I get my applications from, how I load them, and what I do with them.
Some people like things simple. That is their choice as well.
That argument is tantamount to saying, "Only the guilty need privacy."
The argument falls apart when I say, "Okay, so let me video tape you in the shower and put it on the Internet."
I store bank records on my PC. You better believe it's encrypted to hell and back.
I have files on my customers on my laptop. Again, encrypted to hell and back.
There are tons of completely legal and legitimate reasons people want, deserve, and should have encryption that is uncrackable.
I must disagree. It varies from individual to individual.
I was snipped back in September 09.
I have yet to get back to the intensity of feeling I had prior to the surgery. I'm not alone either.
That said, I still think its worth it.
If anyone wants my personal experience, I'm glad to share one on one, I just don't want it indexed by a search engine.
I must respectfully disagree with you.
I have been in court, and been told by the judge that if I did not identify the driver of the vehicle, I would be held in contempt of court.
Sure, you may be right in a legal sense, but I seriously doubt you'll get much help from a public defender once you're in jail on contempt charges.
Please please please don't try this.
They just hold onto the car, and the legal owner of the vehicle must ID the person who was driving the vehicle at the time in question. I'd imagine if you had already reported the vehicle stolen, you'd get a pass, but thats about it.
As a society we try so hard to protect people from any kind of danger that people freeze when any real danger occurs because they've never had to deal with it.
I couldn't agree more.
As for driving, how about making a defensive driving course mandatory for all licensed drivers, with periodic retests both from a written and a behind the wheel standpoint. That would weed out many folks who shouldn't be driving, and it will give folks much better "tools" to deal with difficult situations.
I'm a parent myself.
If this happened to my child, I'd be livid.
That said, even in this instance, "Innocent until proven guilty" still should hold water.
Please mod parent up.
I was technically given the choice, but it was really no choice at all.
It was 3am after my wife was in labor for 28 hours, it ended in an emergency C-Section.
When I declined the testing, they started telling me about their policies that would basically deny my newborn, who was already in a dangerous place, certain care.
Because I objected to their actions so much, we got a new doctor, new hospital, new everything for child #2.
This was a scheduled C-section.
They came at 2am to do the tests, and when I tried to decline, I was again given the run-around, told that care would be with-held, etc.
I was legally given the choice, but not practically given the choice. I even went to the local news station with my story, but they showed no interest.
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All good man. I'd mod ya funny had I the points.
I converted my wife to Ubuntu after the 8th virus in 3 months. I did buy Crossover Pro for Photoshop, but that's about it. She loves how much faster her laptop is. She games on Facebook, uses Evolution for email, and OpenOffice for writing, etc. She's got Hulu Desktop installed, and will dock her laptop to our home theater system and watch TV that way. The number of "Hey hon, can you look at this?" type things have gone down incredibly. She's been on Ubuntu for about 18 months now, and can't fathom going back. So, I don't think that your point of, "Granny just stopped asking for help" is really valid. People are people, if you mess up their PC, you'll hear about it at every family gathering.
There are other articles like this: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/news/blogpost/8228715/ floating around
Basically they say that Cisco is really looking at Smart Grid stuff, not Skype.
Anyone got a contact at any of the companies in question to actually confirm/deny/etc?
Assault is assault. Law Enforcement agents have the right to use force on you only to defend themselves.They can't just randomly assault you. They can restrain you, certainly, but that is a different story.
They can't just beat on you without consequence, at least not legally
Oh for mod points
Thank you! There is nothing wrong with the act of storing a bunch of cash in whatever way you see fit. Also, last I checked, that whole, "Innocent until proven guilty" thing was still around.
Their homework required the use of the school issued computer. Assignments were not accepted if they were not done on the school issued PC. So, in short, if they wanted to actually get a good grade in the class, then yes, they had to take the laptop home. In theory, the student could 'not accept' the laptop, and check one out in the library, working exclusively in the library until it closed, and then checking it back in. Considering the reduced hours that the library was open, I don't see how that was feasible option. Oh, and the parents had to pay a fee to have the "privilege" of having their kids spied on.
Technically speaking it hasn't been dismissed by the courts. It's been dismissed before it even makes it to the courts. That's what bothers me the most about this.
It's not fraud or breach of contract. There was no contract saying, "We're going to use the webcam to monitor your children." The contract said that the webcam may be activated to locate lost or stolen laptops. The issue that brought this to light was a vice principle hauling a kid into the office for "doing drugs in his room" Those "drugs" turned out to be candy. Heard of "Unreasonable Search and Seizure?" I will give you that it can be prosecuted as a civil matter, but it is most certainly a criminal matter as well. Additionally, of those thousands of images how many of them contained inappropriate images? I know that if I caught someone taking pictures of my kids, I'd be all over any DA that DIDN'T press charges. Yes I know this is federal not state/county/etc. Same principle applies.
I could not agree more. Lying about it when you were questioned, "Why is the webcam light going active?" means that you've also attempted to cover it up. I would argue that there was criminal intent.
I can tell you from experience that nothing makes your fancy "stabili-track, AWD, 4x4, anti-lock, whatever" vehicle technology more useless than black ice on an inclining slope with an outward banking turn.
This.
The real problem is that most drivers are not required to take classes that teach them how to deal with these circumstances, and continuing education to stay current with the training. Additionally, as cars age, their ability to deal with those circumstances goes down as well.
The problem isn't predicting the "Known" conditions and having solution, it's the unknown conditions that will get you. Only a properly trained and skilled driver will be able to deal with those problems. Sorry, but I trust my own ability to handle my vehicle a heck of a lot more than I trust a computer. I would not buy one of these vehicles.
I leave the hard drive out of my laptop, boot off of read-only media. I write back to flash drives for data that needs saving. I leave my phone in airplane mode. Never had a problem, but have been called "paranoid" ;)
Um, all three of my cats answer to their names.
Agreed. They're actually really simple to work around. If you follow the service guide available at most decent auto parts stores, you can swap your own air bag module no problem. I've had to do it before. So not a big deal. As an aside, I'd be interested in seeing that clip if you've got one available.
Odd. Got a G1, Cliq, and Droid, and never seen the problem. Mind sending me the build info? The G1 & Droid are running Cyanogen images, but the Cliq is stock.
Way to post AC there, friend. Android is open source, but I suspect it's not an Android problem, or trust me, HTC would be making it Google's problem. There are other HTC phones out there running stock Android systems, as well as customized versions without problems. I suspect it's more a driver or firmware issue, and as soon as I can get my hands on an Eris that exhibits the bug, I'll start digging into it. As an aside, the "iPhone" vs "Android" crap that's going on is funny to me. They're both decent phones, hardware wise. They both have a *nix back ground to them, and are reasonably powerful devices. From there, it gets to be choice. I choose Android powered devices simply because I like them, and I appreciate having a choice about where I get my applications from, how I load them, and what I do with them. Some people like things simple. That is their choice as well.
That argument is tantamount to saying, "Only the guilty need privacy."
The argument falls apart when I say, "Okay, so let me video tape you in the shower and put it on the Internet."
I store bank records on my PC. You better believe it's encrypted to hell and back.
I have files on my customers on my laptop. Again, encrypted to hell and back.
There are tons of completely legal and legitimate reasons people want, deserve, and should have encryption that is uncrackable.
I must disagree. It varies from individual to individual. I was snipped back in September 09. I have yet to get back to the intensity of feeling I had prior to the surgery. I'm not alone either. That said, I still think its worth it. If anyone wants my personal experience, I'm glad to share one on one, I just don't want it indexed by a search engine.
I must respectfully disagree with you. I have been in court, and been told by the judge that if I did not identify the driver of the vehicle, I would be held in contempt of court. Sure, you may be right in a legal sense, but I seriously doubt you'll get much help from a public defender once you're in jail on contempt charges.
Please please please don't try this. They just hold onto the car, and the legal owner of the vehicle must ID the person who was driving the vehicle at the time in question. I'd imagine if you had already reported the vehicle stolen, you'd get a pass, but thats about it.
As a society we try so hard to protect people from any kind of danger that people freeze when any real danger occurs because they've never had to deal with it.
I couldn't agree more.
As for driving, how about making a defensive driving course mandatory for all licensed drivers, with periodic retests both from a written and a behind the wheel standpoint. That would weed out many folks who shouldn't be driving, and it will give folks much better "tools" to deal with difficult situations.
Mod parent funny.
I'm a parent myself. If this happened to my child, I'd be livid. That said, even in this instance, "Innocent until proven guilty" still should hold water. Please mod parent up.
oh for mod points
As an aside, not completely accurate.
I was technically given the choice, but it was really no choice at all.
It was 3am after my wife was in labor for 28 hours, it ended in an emergency C-Section.
When I declined the testing, they started telling me about their policies that would basically deny my newborn, who was already in a dangerous place, certain care.
Because I objected to their actions so much, we got a new doctor, new hospital, new everything for child #2.
This was a scheduled C-section.
They came at 2am to do the tests, and when I tried to decline, I was again given the run-around, told that care would be with-held, etc.
I was legally given the choice, but not practically given the choice. I even went to the local news station with my story, but they showed no interest.